Rail-joint.



G. G. WEYGA'NDT.

RAIL JOINT.

AAAAAAAAA oN rrrrrrrrrrrrr e. 914,2 10o Patented Mar. 2, 1909 Mammal-AI' y www l y FFCE.

CHARLES G. WEYGANDT, OF HYNDMAN, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL-JOINT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLns G. WEY- GANDT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Hyndman, in the county of Bedford and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints,

, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to rail joints, the object of the invention beingto provide a practical and thoroughly reliable truss joint adapted forthe rail support and brace of the abutting ends of railroad rails wherethe joint occurs for example, between adjacent ties instead of directlyover or upon a tie.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as herein fullydescribed, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings t-Figure l is a side elevation of a railjoint embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical crosssection through the same taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is asimilar section on the line 3 3 of Fig. l.

Referring 'to the drawings, l designates a series of ties and 2 andldesignate the rail ends which moet or approach each other at the joint4.

ln carrying out the present invention, l provide a pair of oppositelyarranged splice bars 5 which also constitute supporting chairs for therail ends, the said splice bars being provided with botto a flanges 6which extend beneath the base of the rail as clearly shown in Fig. 2.Each of the splice bars is substantially triangular in vertical crosssection as shown in Fig. 2 and at opposite sides of the joint 4 andlocated equidistantly therefrom each splice bar is provided withoutwardly projecting lugs 7 each oiZ which is provided with an inclinedgroove or seat 8 for the reception oin the two members or sections 9 and1.0 oi a truss rod.

rPhe adjacent end of the truss rod sections are provided with right andleft hand screw threads as shown at l1. with which a turn buckle l2engages for connecting said sections and placing the same under thenecessary tension to form a rail support and truss for the rail joint.While the inner portions of the truss rod sections are disposed hori-Specication of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 2, 1908.

Patented March 2, 1909.

serial No. 430,593.

zontally, as shown in Fig. l, the outer end portions thereof areinclined upwardly as shown in the same 'figure and said sectionsterminate at their outer ends in enlargements 13 in the form of iiatplates which bear against the web portions of the rail ends as shown inFigs. l and 2. These end portions or plates are secured to the rail endsby inserting bolts 14 therethrough as best illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3,thus tying the rail ends together and placing the truss rods at oppositesides of the rail joint under the necessary tension to form therequisite support and brace for the joint as a whole. The splice barsare designed to be secured to the ties upon which they rest b y means ofthe ordinary spikes l5.

l claim 1. The combination with rail ends, of splice bars overlappingsaid ends and arranged at opposite sides of the rail, said splice barsbeing provided with grooved seats and truss rods secured to the railends and engaging said seats and provided with turn buckles,substantially as described.

2. The combination with abutting rail ends, of splice bars arranged atopposite sides thereof and extending across the joints between therailends, said splice bars being provided with grooved seats, and trussrods arranged at opposite sides of the rail and having their outer endsfastened to the rails, each truss rod comprising sections engaging saidseats and having right and left hand screw threads, and a turn buckleconnecting the threaded ends of the sections.

3. The combination of abutting rail ends, of splice bars located atopposite sides thereof and provided with inclined seats, and truss rodslocated at opposite sides of the joint and having their opposite endssecured to the rails, each truss rod embodying sections having inclinedportions which engage said seats, and right and left hand threadedportions, and a turn buckle connecting said threaded portions.

ln testimony whereof l affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES G. VVEYGANDT. Witnesses:

GEO. S. MULLIN, C. H. DOEN.

